Join the Riverton Museum on September 6th at 9am for a Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek to the J.B. Okie Manor. Experience a rare tour led by the building’s caretaker around the sheep tycoon’s mansion build in 1901. This tour is filled with stories from Okie’s life, the history of the manor, and details of the home’s features.
Join local uranium expert Zach Larsen on this adventure trek with the Riverton Museum out to the Split Rock Uranium Mill and Jeffrey City. We will be driving out as a group to the Split Rock Uranium Mill and receiving a presentation of the mill from the Department of Energy. We will then be exploring other important sites around the Jeffrey City area, before heading back to Riverton.
The Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speaker Series Program and Pioneer Museum will have a presentation on the history of the railroad in Lander on Aug 7 at 6:30pm.
Learn how the railroad was built, established towns and industry, and eventually fade and disappear.
Join the staff of the Dubois Museum for this Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series Program Enjoy learning more about the art of making a bow from Bighorn Sheep horns from the master craftsman, Tom Lucas. This will make you much more appreciative of how resourceful and creative the Native Americans were to meet their needs.